Pale Ales

142 Reviews

The Jury is In

The Jury is In

555 Brewery is located in Picton and has been around since 2017. The first time I went there was 2019 and they had this brew at that time. It is part of their mainstay of beers, The Judge, The Jury and The Verdict…. There could also be The Trial” thrown in there, but...

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Farm re-Fresh

Farm re-Fresh

I was talking to Farmer Steve the other day and he thinks agriculture is a real growth industry. I told him I thought that was a home groan.* This small can brew pours golden with a nice bubbly thin white head. It has a fresh slightly hoppy aroma. First swig had nice...

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Father’s Day Review: A COMDB in Training

Father’s Day Review: A COMDB in Training

Father's day is  a day to appreciate your father and all the life lessons he taught you. In that spirit I have been inspired by mine to take my beer drinking more seriously and share my opinion on the internet. As a COMDB in training I hope that I can continue to get...

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A Little Pale

A Little Pale

I prefer an IPA but when one isn't available this little pale ale is just for me. It has a golden amber clear colour. Very flavourful dry taste that tickles the palette. Love the creamy head.

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Not So Pale Ale

Not So Pale Ale

This not so pale ale pours a dark golden bordering on amber with a nice snowy white head on top of the mountain.** Fresh aroma with some citrus for our daily vitamin C intake. But there was no fruit in the first swig, it was a little hoppy and bitter, not too bitter...

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They are Making a Brave Noise

They are Making a Brave Noise

This brew poured light golden and hazy with bubbles to spare up top. Mild aroma with a touch of fruit. It was a fizzy first swig. It's light on flavour, very mild fruit. The carbonation is quite pronounced although it did mellow a bit.  No bite or bitters or...

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A Traditional Scottish Canadian Japanese Pale Ale

A Traditional Scottish Canadian Japanese Pale Ale

Maclays Scottish Pale Ale, from the storied Scottish highlands. Maclays coat of arms on the can. Scottish flag on the can. Thistle Brewery. More Scottish than Sean Connery and Ewan McGregor playing golf together. How could you get more Scottish than that? But wait a...

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Hazy Daze

Hazy Daze

On another adventure with Muskoka Mad Tom, this time he is in the desert with a canteen full of this hazy pale ale. Me, I'm scorching steaks on a unseasonably hot evening and a frosty pale ale seemed to make all kinds of sense, although a chilled glass won out over a...

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Georgetown Legend

Georgetown Legend

When I saw the name Chicken Man I immediately thought of Colonel Sanders*. However, the legend of the Chicken Man according to Furnace Brewery is of a Georgetown Ontario resident who used to ride around on his bike (looks like an Amsterdam 3 Speed to me) with his...

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COMDB BBQ Tips

COMDB BBQ Tips

Out on the deck, nice warm spring evening and I am firing up the ol’ BBQ. Time to check out some sage advice from “The COMDB Guide to the Fine Art of BBQing”*  It says that well done is well done, and never skimp on the sauce (BBQ or beer). It also reminds us that a...

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